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Stephen Sharer - Share the Love (Official Music Video)
Stephen Sharer:
(footsteps)
- Oh yes, today is going to
be an awesome, awesome day.
Oh hey Carter, what's going on?
- Hey, what's up?
- [Stephen] (gasps) Hey baby
Otter, how are you today?
Carter, are you ready
to get this day started?
- Oh yeah, yeah.
We have something super
epic, meet me outside.
- Okay, I'm gonna go this way.
(upbeat music)
Let's go, I'm so excited for today.
It's gonna be unbelievably epic.
Woo!
♫ What is up Sharers,
and welcome to the vlog
♫ Today we're gonna hit
you with a brand new song
♫ Let's get the beat
started, you can follow along
♫ Hit a million, yeah we Sharer Fam strong
♫ First started vlogging
with my brother Carter
♫ We modded Nerf guns
to make them stronger
♫ Carter stepped it up
with the Rocket Nerf
♫ Otter repped it up with
the Share the Love merch
♫ Orbeez waterfall lambo fidget spinner
♫ Nerf VS Soda, which was the winner
♫ Orbeez waterfall all over me
♫ Let's dump them, one, two, three
♫ Oh
♫ Built from scratch, we had no clue
♫ Exploring and playing, just like you
♫ Now we're here with a million views
♫ Come and join the Sharer Fam crew
♫ Share the love
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♫ Share the love around the world
♫ We can share the love
♫ Started the vlog game
'cause we knew we could
♫ Doing black flips like Roman Atwood
♫ Sittin' at the top, afraid I might miss
♫ You gotta be brave to take that risk
♫ Flying high, got the weightless feel
♫ Land in the water feels so unreal
♫ Swimmin' up now just to take a breath
♫ All these stunts, yeah you know the rest
♫ Epic hoverboard with the massive wheels
♫ Always snackin', I don't eat meals
♫ Went to Mickey D's, to hydro dip
♫ Jumping off of jet skis with a back flip
♫ Know you know, we're the Sharer bros
♫ Lime green Lambo with the under glow
♫ Hit a million, that's what we do
♫ Join the Sharer Fam,
let's hit two (subscribe)
♫ Share the love
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♫ Yeah you guys know what
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♫ I'm Lizzie Liz, always helping out
♫ I joined the Sharer Fam without a doubt
♫ Came from Cali when they gave me a shout
♫ And now I know what it's all about
♫ In the neighborhood walking baby Otter
♫ Vloggin' all day with Stephen and Carter
♫ You might have seen me running on water
♫ Sharer Fam crew got me working harder
♫ Came with the slime, now
it's time to get serious
♫ Came with the slime,
but I'm sill furious
♫ Feed the koi, modding toys with the boys
♫ Bring the noise, are you hearing this
♫ Yeah
♫ I never got trapped in the water balloon
♫ Trampoline bouncing
'cause it's hotter at noon
♫ Finally time to pop this
balloon in three, two, one
♫ Kaboom
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Drift Dudes Go Off-Roading: Can You Rock Crawl in a Bone Stock 2020 Jeep Gladiator?
Hoonigan:
(organ music)
- [Justin] You can do it.
(scraping)
- [Hert] Oh!
- [Justin] You're good,
you're good, it's fine.
- [Dan] You got your lockers on?
- [Hert] Yeah.
- [Justin] Yeah, rear, rear only.
(scraping)
- [Justin] Driver.
It's so long.
(laughing)
It's so long.
- It's so long.
Oh my god.
Whoa!
- [Dan] Whoa!
(laughing)
- [Johnny] This is nuts.
- [Dan] Look at that.
- Passenger.
(scraping)
- Stop, stop, stop, stop.
Go, go passenger.
- [Johnny] That's not normal.
- Passenger forward.
(laughing)
- [Brandon B.] There you go.
- [Justin] You're good.
(laughing) Oh!
Oh!
- [Dan] Come on, Hert.
- [Justin] You got it.
- [Dan] Come on, baby.
Yeah!
- [Justin] Oh, my god!
- [Dan] Yeah!
(scraping)
Oh!
(laughing)
- [Johnny] Just back out, back out.
- Hey, I'm just listening to my grandpa.
(electronic music)
- All right, so we just made it
to Justin Pawlak's shop,
Hotline Performance.
We're in this nice,
brand new Jeep Gladiator.
Not sure why we,
we are in this, but I'm feeling it.
It's got fenders.
It's got Falkens.
I'm all about it.
And then, as you can see here,
we got two other Jeeps here.
So we're gonna go do some Jeep things.
Oh, it's Brandon!
- Hey.
- [Hert] Hey, Brandon!
(hands slap)
- Ah, why? (laughs)
- [Hert] Sorry.
- It's so early.
- [Hert] I'm sorry.
- It's okay, I have sensitive hands.
I don't have Jeep hands,
I have Subaru hands.
- [Hert] Okay, I'm sorry.
(laughing)
Sorry.
What up, buddy?
(hands slap)
'Sup, Justin?
- [Justin] How are you?
- What's up, man?
(hands slap)
- [Hert] Introduce yourself to the camera.
- Brandon from Falken Tire.
- [Hert] All right, Brandon.
We got, Justin.
We're gonna do some rock climbing today?
- Yeah, rock climbing.
♪ May wreck your bones ♪
♪ The man who looks good too ♪
- Bring your carabiners.
(laughing)
- [Hert] Hey what do you call it?
- Rock crawling, bro.
- [Hert] Oh, I'm sorry.
It's a Jeep thing.
It's a Jeep thing, I
wouldn't understand, so.
- Here, grab your rope, let's
go do some rock climbing.
(laughing)
- [Dan] Get your carabiner ready.
(upbeat music)
(engine revs)
- It's a Jeep thing,
you wouldn't understand.
(upbeat music)
- [Hert] Where did you get this thing?
- I've had this for a minute.
- [Hert] Is that how long
it's been since I've seen you?
- I mean you had a kid
since we've seen each other basically.
You have like a K24 Swap now.
So much has happened.
- [Hert] A86?
- Yeah, aw dude, the eight six.
- [Hert] This your new daily or what?
- Yeah so this is my 2018 Forester.
It's not a XT it's a 2.5
liter, four-cylinder Boxer boy.
It's mostly just set
up for like production
and like, not overlanding,
but just like camping.
- [Hert] Isn't overlanding camping?
- Overlanding's that.
And camping is this.
- [Hert] I mean you just take that
and put it on top of
here and it's overlay.
- Yeah, throw some lights, roof rack,
but you gotta do like Lindbergh set-up
with like like bins in the
back and the full-out kitchen.
- [Hert] So basically this is
like a baby version of this?
- Yeah, this is like
I can still get like--
- [Hert] 'cause I mean you even got,
you got five twos and
Falken's on here too.
- [Brandon] Yeah, so I'm--
- [Hert] I didn't even
know they made Wildpeaks
in little baby boys.
- Yeah this is the Wildpeak Trail
so it's like specifically
designed for SUVs.
(electric music)
- [Narrator] Falken tire has long been
a brand that leveraged
its extensive professional
motorsport programs
to help develop and enhance
its ultra high performance tire models.
In 2010, Falken wanted
to get a little dirty,
expanding into the light
truck and SUV segment
with an all-new Wildpeak A/T tire.
Much like the brand's UHP
development practices,
Falken's off-road tires are subjected
to testing in the harshest conditions,
such as wide open desert and
short-course off-road racing
and even the hellacious
King of the Hammers race.
The aggressive Wildpeak M/T tire
is the mud terrain counterpart
to the no compromises
all-terrain Wildpeak A/T3W.
The M/T features Falken's proprietary
three-ply DURASPEC sidewall technology
developed to survive the most
punishing off-road conditions
and provide an additional layer
of protection and durability.
An aggressive three-ply upper sidewall
provides additional traction
at low air pressures on rugged terrain.
Rigid tread blocks shed
mud from the tread grooves
to prevent loss of traction,
ensuring maximum grip
while preventing rocks
from puncturing the base of the tread.
The Wildpeak M/T also features
exceptional road manners
and a quiet ride.
Thanks to an optimized variable
three-pitch tread pattern
and precision manufacturing technology.
But our favorite feature is
the available 37-inch size,
which would be perfect
if Zac ever gets around
to starting his 69 El Camino project.
- So because that's essentially a truck,
like on a frame.
- [Hert] Right.
- Super low center of gravity.
This is a unibody car.
It's a lot lighter, it has
a higher center of gravity.
They kinda designed this
tire to utilize that
more than needing to
accompany all the weight
and everything that has.
- [Hert] It doesn't really look like it,
but you got a lot of brain in there, huh?
- Sometimes.
(laughing)
For a trail car, it'll handle it.
For rock crawling...
For rock climbing, yes.
(laughing)
For rock crawling, nah.
- [Hert] You gonna do some climbs?
You're not gonna do some climbs with us?
- I shoulda brought my shoes,
I coulda did a little
heel hook and get up on.
There'll be time, I'll
still hit some boulders.
- [Hert] Well nice then daily.
I'm glad to be on a shoot with you,
I missed you Brandon.
- Thank you.
- [Hert] I missed you Brandon!
- Are you gonna get a Jeep now?
- [Hert] No, no.
- Are you gonna get a male Jeep?
Right hand drive?
- [Hert] Definitely not.
(upbeat music)
- Woo!
- [Dan] Snow.
- Yeah that's definitely snow.
I wanna ram into it.
It'd be so much fun to drive these roads
the way that we like to drive.
- Yeah, get into the
off-road spots though.
- Yeah.
- [Dan] Did we make it?
Are we here?
- Oh yeah baby.
Yeah, that was a nice
rip up the mountain, huh?
- That was real nice dude.
I got some three-wheel motion
coming around those corners.
- [Hert] Yeah, so did he.
- [Dan] So did Justin, yeah.
(laughing)
- I shoulda used this one.
- [Dan] Oh!
- [Brandon B.] Oh, oh.
(explodes)
- [Dan] That's just ice.
- So we're aired down, we
just played in the snow
just to get our kid
feelings out of the way.
I haven't spent a lot of time in snow.
This is literally maybe
my fifth time ever.
- Are you tropical?
- [Hert] Yeah.
- Yeah.
- [Hert] Kind of like, by nature.
(laughing)
Well, what are the next steps Jeep daddy?
- Let's go, let's go.
- [Hert] That's it?
- [Dan] Let's go.
- [Hert] You just air down and party?
- It's simple.
(heavy bass music)
- [Hert] That's good form.
That was a gutterball,
but still good form.
First rule about rock climbing,
have Gushers.
- Snack, snack department.
- [Johnny] These are protein.
- There's fruit roll-ups in here too,
but when you line 'em up with Gushers.
(heavy bass music)
- [Dan] Justin's just jamming.
- Straight heat.
- [Dan] This is the trail to the trail.
- We're only getting started baby.
(heavy bass music)
- All right, so we are in
the San Bernardino
National Forest right now
and we're heading towards Holcomb Valley.
The trail that we're
running is kinda nostalgic
to me 'cause that's
where I actually learned
how to four-wheel back
when I was a little kid.
For the average Jeep, it's
probably pretty difficult.
As soon as you start, you'll
see we're gonna come into
a massive rock garden
and then it continues
with lots of off camber rudded areas
and two more rock gardens after that.
- [Brandon] How are you feeling
about Hert tackling this trail?
This is his first time crawling.
(laughs)
- I think he might be a little intimidated
when he first shows up,
but I think he's got it.
- [Hert] Is your butt getting hot?
- [Dan] Yeah, I am toast.
These heated seats are on fire.
- Yo the heated steering
wheel though is perfect.
- [Dan] Oh, let me give it.
- [Hert] Yeah, you want some?
- [Dan] Yeah, here let me drive.
- [Hert] You wanna drive?
- Yeah, yeah.
Team exercise right here.
- One-hander lander?
- One-hander.
- Just one-wheeling on the
side of a cliff, no big deal.
- We'll take turns, we'll take a turn.
- [Dan] I'll get the pedals next.
(heavy bass music)
- [Dan] Full control, Hert.
- Yeah.
- [Dan] Full control.
- I actually love dr--
(laughing)
I love Jeeping.
- [Dan] You just punched the camera.
(laughing)
- We're just over here
wheeling and dealing
like it's nobody's business.
- [Dan] What'd I tell you?
- We're not even on the trail yet.
- [Dan] We're five minutes
in, you wanna Jeep, it's fun.
- Honestly, oh.
Just the idea of like
hopping in your Jeeps
and hitting the trails with your boys,
like I haven't hung out with
Justin on this capacity ever
and I feel like we're bonding
but like that's my grandpa.
- [Dan] Yeah.
- And we're having a moment
that we've never had before.
- [Dan] Here's a moment.
- [Hert] You wanna go
get a water crossing?
- [Dan] Nope, yo.
Oh dude it's so gross!
(laughing)
(engine revs)
(water spashes)
- Dude you covered him.
- Yo I blasted him.
(laughing)
Why is this open?
Why is this open?
- [Dan] It's in my mouth.
All right, well.
- [Hert] Whose idea was that?
- [Dan] Jeeping.
Where you going?
- [Hert] I don't know.
- [Dan] Oh, there's
rocks right there, I see.
- Practicing.
- [Brandon B.] You wanna
put your roof on or not?
- [Dan] Well here we go!
(engine revs)
(water splashes)
(laughing)
You just got--
- I got.
- [Dan] Covered him bad.
- I wrecked Brandon.
(laughing)
How do you like that, Brandon?
- [Brandon] I'm wearing
all weatherproof clothing.
- Shut up.
Look at his feet, look, buried, buried.
(laughing)
What was that move?
What was that move?
- [Dan] Don't under steer.
- I got it.
- [Dan] Into our friends.
I'm going this way.
(engine revs)
(water splashes)
(laughing)
- I'm rock crawling!
- Yeah!
(hands slap)
- What are you doing with Dan over there?
- [Dan] Rock climbing.
- [Hert] Rock climbing.
(laughing)
- [Dan] Here we go.
- [Hert] Is this the real?
- [Dan] These are rocks.
There's actual rocks here.
Dude, look.
Look at the seats.
(laughing)
- You thought that one out.
- Yeah.
- Completely thought that one out.
- Yeah, didn't.
- Legit.
Good work.
When you're rock crawling, you
gotta go slow and methodical,
not just like smash and mash 'em.
- So not that.
- Yeah.
- So don't do what I--
- Yeah, 'cause if you just
start hammering through,
you're gonna get stuck
and then we're gonna
have to pull some cable.
- I'm in it, I'm going for zero deaths.
We got this.
- Slow and methodical.
- Hey, do you know me?
- I know you.
- [Dan] Yeah, I do know you.
That's why you're getting this talk.
- Nah.
- Slow and methodical.
Just follow my line.
- [Dan] And pace.
- I got you.
All right baby!
We got a rock crawler over here.
(heavy bass music)
Yo this is insane.
(laughing)
- [Dan] You didn't expect
this right away, huh?
- [Hert] This is absolutely insane.
- [Brandon B.] All right,
keep coming just you are.
- [Dan] Oh yeah.
(heavy bass music)
(scraping)
- [Brandon B.] You're doing great.
- [Justin] All right, pull to the right.
(scraping)
- [Brandon B.] Keep going, keep going.
Straighten up the tires.
- [Hert] Is that straight?
- [Brandon B.] Nope.
- [Dan] No.
- [Brandon B.] Turn that way.
- [Dan] Now your straight.
- [Brandon B.] Back up like,
yeah right about there.
All right, use some
horsepower to get over that.
- All right.
- [Dan] Not all of it.
Some of it.
- [Brandon B.] Like 50%.
Go.
(wheels squealing)
Yeah.
Back up and get more room.
- Oh.
(Dan laughs)
- [Brandon B.] That's, give it gas.
- [Dan] Pull up.
- [Brandon B.] All right, straighten out.
- [Hert] I can't.
- [Brandon B.] Can you not back up?
- [Justin] You're doing great.
- [Brandon B.] All right,
hold it right there.
(laughing)
- I'm trying to make you proud, grandpa.
- [Justin] You're doing a good
job, Hert, you're doing fine.
- For the first time,
length is not your friend.
- That's what she said.
Ha.
- I don't get it.
- [Hert] So what do I do?
- Go.
- [Hert] Floor it?
- [Dan] No.
- [Brandon B.] Like 50%,
like you need good spunk.
- All right.
- [Brandon B.] Once you
get on top of the rock.
Like that but harder, back.
(laughing)
- [Justin] All right, let's
build Hert a road here.
- This is terrifying.
(laughing)
- [Brandon B.] Back up.
Are you having fun?
- Yeah it's fun but like
the scary kind of fun.
- [Dan] You have no idea
where your wheels are, do you?
(upbeat music)
- [Brandon B.] Oh there
you go, there you go.
You got it now.
- [Hert] Yeah.
- [Dan] Easy on the throttle,
easy on the throttle.
Keep going, keep going, keep going.
All right, we need.
- [Brandon B.] That's it!
- Woo!
- [Dan] That's your first crawl.
- I'm a rock climber, baby!
Ooh, okay.
- [Justin] It's normal.
- [Dan] It's normal.
(squeaking)
(grinding)
It's fine, it's fine.
It's fine.
- I don't think we're
supposed to be doing this.
- It's fine he says.
- [Hert] Yo that's not fair.
That thing just freaking.
- [Dan] This is the entry to the trail.
(Hert scoffs)
(Jeep thuds)
- [Dan] Ooh, ooh!
- [Hert] Yeah.
- [Brandon B.] You're doing great.
- [Hert] Oh my God.
- That's good, that's good.
That's normal.
- Is there a skid plate under this thing?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
That's a skid plate, right.
- [Dan] He says it's fine.
- Wow, I cannot believe this is working.
- [Dan] Hi, Brandon.
- What up?
- [Justin] Oh!
(Hert laughs)
- I can't tell if he's
saying that jokingly or not.
- [Dan] No he's just, just fine.
(upbeat music)
(engine revving)
- [Justin] You rock bro!
You rock crawled!
You rock bro!
- Ah!
- You rock crawled!
- Ah!
Am I a professional now?
- Unprofessional.
- Yeah.
- You did a great job.
Are you pumped?
- That's oddly really cool.
(laughing)
I never understood it, I never,
but it's, it doesn't make sense.
- You know he can't even like express
how excited he is right now.
- It just doesn't make sense.
- [Dan] It's intense isn't it?
- It doesn't make sense, yeah.
- [Dan] It gets your heart rate
up and you're barely moving.
- Well, you don't wanna get
stuck, so that gets you like,
"All right."
You're like, "Mm, mm."
(upbeat music)
- [Narrator] Unlike BJ Baldwin's
unleashed 130 mile per hour
blasts across the
unforgiving Baja Peninsula,
rock crawling is a completely different
kind of extreme off-roading.
Crawling courses feature
boulders and imposing rock piles
strewn over steep narrow mountain trails.
Jeep Wranglers are the
most popular rock crawlers,
but other vehicles can also
be found on the trails.
It's all about slow speeds
and carefully selected lines.
Where rock rigs crawl.
Get it?
Over the obstacles.
Since speed is not required,
crawlers do not depend on power,
relying instead on lowered gearing
to help clear the brutal obstacles.
Common crawler mods include
locking differentials,
dual transfer case, portal axles,
long travel suspension with
increased articulation,
four-wheel steering, body
armor or body delete,
roll cages or in some
extreme cases, exoskeletons.
Sick Johnnies are also required
for any proper rock crawler.
Wheels must have real bead locks.
No faking the funk here.
To allow for the lowest
tire pressure possible.
In addition to the increased
diameter and low void lugs
and aggressive tread patterns,
tires must feature softer compounds
for increased traction and
crawl-specific sidewall designs.
I guess it's true what they say,
"Love on the rocks ain't no surprise."
- Hey man, this thing's a little beast.
- Yeah, I told you, we'll get it through.
We'll get it through.
- This thing--
- All those noises were normal.
- Is there skid plates on the end?
- It's, yeah.
This is a Rubicon, man.
- [Dan] This is a Rubicon, man.
- It's a Rubicon.
- Just jeeping.
- [Justin] Let's go.
(laughing)
(heavy bass music)
- Oh, Johnny.
- Johnny, you okay?
- [Johnny] Yeah.
It's all good, it's all good, it's all.
- [Dan] Dude, Johnny's dead back there.
- [Johnny] What's up?
(heavy bass music)
(engine revving)
- [Dan] Aw.
Yeah.
- You wouldn't understand.
(heavy bass music)
- So we just found this button
that says, "Off-road plus"
and we just pressed that
and then we opened up the screen here
and it's got like, look it
tells you what our pitch is.
So nine degrees of pitch right now.
- [Dan] 11 for a second there.
- Let's see what drive train looks like.
- [Dan] Everything, okay,
so rear axle's locked,
yeah it just kinda tells
you what you're doing.
- [Hert] Yeah, swipe right.
- [Dan] Get back to the--
- [Hert] Sway bar's connected.
Accessory gauges.
- [Dan] Oh, okay.
Trans temp oil temp, battery
voltage, oil pressure.
All good things.
- [Hert] Trail cam?
Oh!
- [Dan] That's what
we were looking for.
That's sick.
This is what you need when you're going--
- [Hert] When you're crawling.
- [Dan] Yeah.
- [Hert] Damn, now we
know for the next one.
- [Dan] That's cool.
- I was born for this.
Let's watch, let's watch our boy.
Oh he's just eating it, just eating it.
- [Dan] He didn't even, it
didn't even try with him.
- Eating on you, eating on
you, eating on your rocks.
Eating on your mother
(record scratches) rocks.
(laughing)
(engine running)
- [Dan] You're next.
- That's not what he
wants me to do, right?
- Yeah it is.
- [Dan] You can make it.
Justin's gone.
- [Justin] Bye.
- [Dan] See ya!
(laughing)
- [Brandon B.] There you go.
- [Dan] You're good.
- [Justin] Oh shit!
- [Dan] Come on, Hert.
Come on, baby.
Yeah, yeah.
(scraping)
(tires grinding)
- [Justin] It's normal.
- [Brandon] Holy shit.
This is insane, dude.
- [Dan] Yeah.
- [Brandon] Yeah, that's it.
- [Dan] Woo!
- [Justin] Oh, damn look at that.
- [Dan] Woo.
Oh.
(laughing)
- [Brandon] Yeah.
(engine revving)
(laughing)
- [Justin] All right, back up.
Back up straight.
That's fine, it's normal.
(grinding)
That's normal.
(grinding)
(laughing)
- [Brandon] Oh my God!
- You're fine.
You're fine.
(grinding)
Back up.
That's fine.
(laughing)
That's fine.
(engine revving)
- [Brandon] You gonna supercharge it?
- [Justin] Back, back up.
(engine drowns out voices)
Keep going, keep going.
(laughing)
- [Dan] He's in there.
- [Brandon] I've been talking
with Justin this whole time
and he's like, "Yeah, it can handle it."
All this stuff, like talking
about getting into Jeeps
and everything.
I was like, "I fully trust this man."
But now, seeing this, (inhales sharply).
- Woo!
(scraping)
(thuds)
- Oh! (record scratches)
- [Justin] Keep going.
(tires burning out)
Give it hard gas, give it hard gas.
- [Justin] It's so long.
(engine revs)
- So this is going well.
It looks fine.
Just smell his Wildpeaks burning.
- [Justin] Straight, like right there go.
Get with it a little bit.
(squeaking and grinding)
- [Brandon] Do you have your seatbelt on?
- [Dan] He's fine.
This thing's so long.
(grinding)
- Straight.
That's fine, it's normal.
(everyone laughing)
- It's just, I gotta--
- [Justin] You're fine.
- [Dan] You're fine.
It's normal.
- [Justin] It's fine.
- [Dan] Yep, you're
totally free and clear now.
You didn't even scratch a wheel.
- [Justin] You're like
basically on flat land.
- [Brandon B.] Send it.
- [Brandon] Yeah, it's clear.
(grinding)
- [Justin] How's Hert's
butt cheeks feeling?
- Ah.
- [Justin] Did you feel good?
- No!
- Does it feel super sketcky?
- It's very sketchy.
- It looked like you were on flat ground.
- Like you just think
you're gonna go pft or pft.
- The funny part is like from
outside it just looks normal.
- Looks normal, so I
just look like an idiot.
- [Dan] No, it looked scary.
- All right.
- Dude that was dying.
- Almost ate it.
- [Dan] It was close.
This is just really long
for that kinda stuff.
- I walked right up with it, you know.
- Yeah, you literally, right up.
- [Dan] Here comes Brandon.
Just showing off.
(engine revving)
- Yo these things are ridiculous.
- [Dan] Learning?
- [Hert] Do you see this?
- [Dan] He's just doing
stuff just to do stuff.
Wow.
- [Hert] This is just ridiculous.
- [Justin] He's overlanding.
That's called overlanding.
- So is this officially overlanding?
- No, overlanding is
definitely not even rocks.
- [Dan] Overlanding's camping.
- Yeah, 'cause I was gonna say,
just for the record if
anything is wrong with this,
it's his fault.
(laughing)
- [Dan] It's normal.
You're fine, it's normal!
The line to the right is the harder one.
- [Justin] Oh you can see
the tire mark of it there.
- [Hert] Oh.
- [Justin] Oh!
- [Dan] That's why you got
that spare on the back.
(engine revving)
Okay.
- Well I just realized
that I'm totally wasting
the potential of my Wildpeaks on my truck.
(laughing)
I can't explain this,
but I'm having so much fun.
- [Justin] All the feels?
- It's so much fun.
Why is this so much fun?
- [Dan] Welcome.
- Welcome.
- [Hert] Yeah.
(keys jingling)
- [Dan] Go, Johnny, go.
Wow, look at him.
He's agile like a gazelle.
- [Hert] I think they're boots,
but they're (record scratches) mens.
- [Dan] That's a mountain goat.
- [Hert] Oh!
- [Dan] Looking pretty down, this is fun.
(angelic singing)
(laughing)
- Just hanging on seat belts right now.
- We did that.
We did that.
- [Justin] Brandon, pull me out this way.
- [Brandon B.] Forward?
- [Justin] Yeah.
- Woo.
(thuds)
It's fine.
It's normal.
(scraping)
- [Justin] Straighten out.
(squeaking)
(grinding)
(thuds)
(laughing)
- [Brandon B.] They left him
alone for what, a minute?
- [Justin] I left him
alone for one minute.
(grinding)
All right, driver.
Come on.
(grinding)
- [Dan] Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
So bad, that noise.
- [Justin] Straight, keep coming.
I gotta like hold your hand
through this whole thing.
- Yeah, do we gotta hold your hand?
Hey, hey, hey just get the
rope I'll pull you out.
- No.
(laughing)
(engine revving)
- [Dan] Buried.
- [Hert] Holy shit.
- [Dan] Hurdled out.
- This reminds me of the
part in "Jurassic Park"
where he's driving away
and the spitting one comes
and gets him and he gets stuck
and he has to winch his car
back up 'cause it washes out.
- The stick, the stick, stick stupid.
Fetch the stick boy.
- That's just like this.
(laughing)
- [Dan] Hey bud, you're doing good.
We're gonna winch him out.
- Yeah, he said to pull up and then.
- [Dan] Yo, are you gonna get,
where's those, the Kellog ones.
- You want one?
You wanna split one or you want your own?
- [Dan] It's okay, I'll split one.
That's the good part about being stuck,
it's snack time.
- These snacks.
Cheers.
- [Brandon B.] Pull, pull.
Pull.
- [Dan] All right, you're good.
I think you can untie and maybe get out.
- Solid day in the mountains
with my grandpa, Justin Pawlak.
- [Dan] Look at that, just look at that.
- Would you just look at it?
- Oh yeah, would you look at that?
(upbeat music)
Would you look at that?
- [Johnny] Yee!
- [Brandon B.] Oh yeah, oh yeah.
No problem.
Pack it in there.
- [Justin] That was a veteran move.
- [Brandon B.] Man!
- Oh!
- Oh yeah.
(music drowns out voices)
- Oh!
- Oh!
- [Justin] You're fine, come on.
Turn it in.
- [Brandon B.] Yep, that's it.
No problem.
Yeah!
- [Hert] Ah!
Ah!
- Oh yeah would you look at that.
- I was born for this.
(laughing)
- My young Padawan.
- I take pride in my ability to adjust.
I just didn't wanna get left behind.
There's really something about this,
like just hanging out with your friends,
cruising in separate vehicles,
like no matter where
you are on the highway,
going to lunch, whatever.
When you're in a mob
of vehicles, you know,
it just, there's a feeling
that is unrivaled by that.
- Then when you're conquering the outdoors
with a mob of vehicles.
- [Hert] Yeah, climbing
rocks, or crawling.
- [Brandon] Crawling rocks.
- Crawling.
Climbing, crawling, crawling rocks.
We legitimately climbed, I
almost climbed that one big rock.
- Honestly like pretty legit
to get this through like stock.
- Yeah.
- Holcomb, Holcomb's like
one of the hardest trails out here.
- So that's Holcomb?
- Yeah this is Holcomb Creek.
- One of the three
hardest trails out here.
- Shout out to this Jeep
Gladiator for handling business
and the whole time, the
heated seats are on,
the heated steering wheel's on,
the heat is on full blast.
- All plaused out.
- We had it all.
(heavy bass music)
(faint voices)
(engines revving)
- [Dan] Oh boy.
- [Johnny] He's on our ass.
- Yo, yo.
(beeping)
(heavy bass music)
- I can't believe I'm saying this, but...
I understand.
(laughing)
- [Justin] I knew it, I knew it.
- I understand.
'Cause, you know, people say,
"It's a Jeep thing, you
wouldn't understand."
No, seriously, you don't
understand until you do it.
I feel like I did it in the
simplest, most luxurious form,
with an off-road mode, I
don't know what it does,
but it did something.
It's a Jeep thing and I understand.
Justin.
- You did a great job.
(hands slap)
- Brandon.
- I'm proud of you.
(hands slap)
- Thank you guys.
- [All] That's a wrap!
- [Hert] Hey Brandon.
- Yo.
- [Hert] What happened to X-mode?
- [Brandon] X does not
gonna give it to you.
(laughing)
- Where we went, he would've not wanna go.
- [Hert] Yeah.
- [Justin] See all those like scratches
and scrapes that we heard.
That's not normal for that vehicle.
- Okay, all right.
For the record, there were no scratches,
no scrapes, nothing.
- [Dan] No, nothing.
(laughing)
(logo mimics engine starting)
Little Rock and a Winery in Arkansas - The West 2019 Part 21
Traveling Robert:
- Well, hello, everybody.
If you expect this to
be the all-encompassing,
comprehensive video
about the Natural State,
this is not it.
It is, however, going
to be a nice, fun ride.
We're going to stay at a
winery in Altus, Arkansas.
We are going to explore
Paris, Eiffel Tower and all.
Magazine Mountain, the
highest point in the state.
And in Little Rock, well.
The Bill Clinton Presidential Library,
among other things.
(upbeat music)
♪ I'm riding ♪
♪ Riding, riding ♪
♪ Riding in my RV ♪
♪ My RV ♪
♪ Wherever I want to be ♪
♪ Because I'm free in my RV, yeah ♪
We're gonna stay out at a Harvest Hosts.
It's called the Post Winery,
and hopefully the wines are good
and I can buy a couple
of bottles for the road.
Actually, wine for the Georgia family
And one to take to Miami.
(upbeat music)
Getting off the
interstate, we drive across
the town called Ozark as we
make our way to the winery
which is on the next town.
It's called Altus.
(upbeat music)
There's the sign, so we gotta make a left.
This is where I'm spending the night
at the Post Winery.
Since 1880, huh?
They've been here for a while,
for five generations, to be exact.
They were actually the
first commercial winery
here in Arkansas,
and now they is the
largest one in the state.
I am able to spend the night here for free
thanks to my Harvest Hosts membership.
And of course, I went
inside, did a wine tasting,
bought a couple of bottles.
By the way, very friendly
and welcoming staff
and good wines, too.
Here's a bird's eye view
from our surroundings
on this gray and gloomy winter afternoon.
(mellow music)
Well, there it is, my home for the night.
(birds chirping)
Goodnight.
Good morning, and greetings
from Altus, Arkansas.
I'm gonna go to the post office.
It's a block away.
And then we're going to Little Rock.
(wind blowing)
(upbeat music)
Hoo!
It's 35 degrees out there.
I'm gonna tell you,
everything's perspective.
I used to think 45 degrees was cold.
Now my threshold is down to 35,
especially with the breeze.
Well, let's go explore Arkansas.
I mean, I want to make
it to Little Rock today,
but I'm in no rush.
It's kind of nice here in the morning.
It's supposed to be raining,
but it's not raining yet.
- [GPS Announcer] In 400 feet, turn right
onto US-63 West.
(upbeat music)
Well, we are in Paris, population, 3,500.
Paris, Arkansas.
I like this area of Arkansas.
It's rolling hills and very nice.
I bet you in the summer
is is gonna be beautiful.
Well, yeah, who would have thought
that there will be a
Paris in Arkansas, huh?
Let's try and find parking
and walk around a little bit.
Well, Paris, Arkansas here
does have its own Eiffel Tower.
Check it out.
(gentle music)
Let's move to another vantage point here
so we can see the District Courthouse.
Let's continue.
And correct me if I'm wrong,
but I don't think Route
66 ever came through here.
Let's go to Magazine Mountain,
which happens to be the highest
point in the whole state.
(upbeat music)
Let me tell you, it is a fun drive
through these rolling hills.
Although I admit it, it
will be a lot more fun
if I wasn't towing the trailer.
All right, we're almost there.
The sun has come out.
It's still pretty hazy.
Danger, high cliff.
No kidding.
Well, yeah, as Rick Steves would say it,
it is a commanding view.
And there was this road
that went even higher,
but I didn't feel like
venturing all the way up there
with my little trailer in tow.
Here's a pretty decent
view of Blue Mountain Lake.
From here, the Petit Jean Valley Overlook.
Oh yeah, I approve.
Let's continue.
(upbeat music)
Ha!
You all know I was born
in Havana, Cuba, right?
Well, this is Havana, Arkansas.
(laughing)
Pretty cool.
Yep, Havana, Arkansas.
Very small town.
Population, 375.
You blink, you missed it,
and I'm glad I didn't.
It should be an uneventful drive
all the way to Little
Rock, except for some rain.
Actually, lots of rain.
We're going to be staying here
at Downtown Riverside RV Park,
impeccably located on the Arkansas River
right across from the Bill
Clinton Presidential Library.
Too bad the weather is
not cooperating today.
(upbeat music)
I unhitched and I'm going right back out.
You remember this video
is brought to you by Custom Covers.
Well, I'm having lunch with them today
here in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This is where they're from.
Yeah, I got in touch with Ray
and Lisa of Custom Covers.
If you remember, they
used to be a sponsor.
Well, they are from
here, from Little Rock,
and they have invited me to lunch.
So I figure it might be a
good opportunity to catch up.
We agreed to meet up at this restaurant
called The Oyster Bar.
Oh yeah, it's raining
nonstop here in Little Rock.
That was a nice lunch
with Ray and Lisa Baxley
here in the Oyster House.
and I gotta go in the
front so I can show you
the front of the restaurant.
They say they've been
coming here for 30 years,
and the restaurant has probably been here
for even longer than that.
So it's one of those places
that it lasts forever.
So usually a testament to
the quality of food, I guess.
And let me go around the block
so I can show you the
front of the restaurant.
That's the place.
Before going back to the RV park,
let's drive by the Capitol Building,
just to see it, just in case we don't get
to come back later.
(mellow music)
Uh-oh, I don't think we're supposed to
go through here.
Let's go back to the RV park.
I don't really feel like doing
anything in this weather.
Tomorrow will be another day.
(upbeat music)
By the way, the RV park is supposed to be
in this really sketchy neighborhood.
And they have all kind
of security measures,
and they advise you not
to walk on the bridge.
But aside from a few homeless people,
it doesn't really seem that bad.
(upbeat music)
(rain pattering)
(thunder rumbling)
Now it stopped raining
as it start to get dark.
Well, goodnight.
Well, good morning from
Little Rock, Arkansas
where it has stopped raining.
It's still a little cloudy and wet,
but yeah, it's gonna be a good day today.
And this is the Arkansas River, of course.
That's the Bill Clinton Bridge.
And across the bridge
is the Bill Clinton Presidential Library.
So I think that's the first thing
we're gonna visit today,
and then we'll see.
A very nice campsite right here
on the bank of the Arkansas River.
(upbeat music)
Very nice-looking
building architecturally.
It looks modern.
(upbeat music)
Well, let's go inside, shall we?
Here we have some artifacts
used by the Secret Service.
You know those guys dressed in black,
in charge of protecting the president?
And this first exhibit here, of course,
the presidential limo.
Or as I prefer to call
it, Bill's swanky ride.
This is one of three 1993
Cadillac Fleetwood Limousines,
outfitted with, at the time,
state-of-the-art protection
and communication systems
that allowed for communication
anywhere in the world.
In 1993, we mere mortals
were still using AOL
and dial up, of course.
- [Bill] A story of a
land where even a boy
from a small town in Arkansas
could hope to one day, some day,
help make those people's dreams come true.
- [Robert] We begin with a
movie in which Bill tells us
all about his life story,
and exhibit after exhibit
from his campaigns
to become governor, and then president.
And I particularly enjoy
seeing the old pictures.
This was actually the
first presidential race
I witnessed as an American
resident at the time.
So yeah, it is a pretty
vivid memory for me.
Here is a full-scale
replica of the Cabinet Room.
And I don't know what
Ben's doing here, but yeah,
really cool to see the place
where all the big decisions
were made about Kosovo,
Bosnia, and the Middle East.
Ooh, the saxophone!
Is that the one that he played
at the Arsenio Hall Show?
There are displays with
everything that mattered
for every single year of the presidency.
Oh, I remember that.
A section, of course,
dedicated to Hillary,
the first lady.
Let's go to the third floor.
Actually, what's that about?
(faint chattering)
State Events.
Okay, that's Hillary's dress.
Gown, actually.
And if you wanted to know
what the presidential china looked like,
well, here it is.
- And about this time,
I start to get tired,
so I'm going to sort of
sit down with a confession.
- Nevermind about the confession.
We've got more saxophones here.
There is lots of art and memorabilia,
but my favorite is the
replica of the Oval Office.
As you probably know,
every president redecorates
the Oval Office to his liking.
He chooses the desk and other
ornaments around the room,
so it was really cool
to see Bill's version
of the Oval Office.
No trace of the cigar, though.
That was a very cool
replica of the Oval Office.
Well, yes, there is Bill,
one of the most influential presidents
of our lifetime, perhaps.
Have you noticed that every president
has been a two-term president after Bill?
He presided, of course, at
a pivotal moment in history,
the period right after the
fall of the Soviet Union,
the end of the Cold War,
the rise of the Internet.
Very well presented.
Well done for sure.
And I did expect it to
have a positive spin
on anything Clinton did,
but you come out of here
thinking the man was a saint.
Best American ever.
Not even a footnote about Ms. Lewinsky,
like she's being somehow
erased from history.
Then again, it is his library,
so he can choose what to include
or omit at his discretion.
And that's all I have to say about that.
The 90's, yeah, good times.
I'm hungry.
Let's go back to Minitini for lunch.
Oh!
I admit it may be a little strange,
but that's how I'm rolling today.
Maybe I could wrap it
like this and eat it.
Yeah, it's kind of like a burger taco.
Okay, let's go downtown.
Let's go find the Little Rock.
(upbeat music)
it's $5 to park here?
Mm, not the end of the world.
Well, here we are by the Arkansas River.
Well, here we are.
Yeah, that's a nice shot.
I don't recall the
exact name of this park,
but there is public
art all over the place.
There are several pieces
of the original Little Rock
first seen by the French
explorer Bernard de la Harpe
on his voyage from the
mouth of the Mississippi
up the Arkansas back in 1722.
Most of the rock was
removed in the late 1800s
in order to build the
Junction Bridge here.
Ooh, submarine!
Apparently part of the
Inland Maritime Museum.
I'm gonna walk around
this area a little bit
since I already paid my five bucks
and I probably didn't have to.
It seems like a pretty
quiet downtown, I mean,
for a Wednesday afternoon.
(smooth music)
They do have some
cool-looking streetcars here.
They've been running since 2004.
But do you know what's even cooler?
A cow on the sidewalk!
And the statue of a pig.
Still not as cool as the cow.
What a difference a day makes, right?
Today the weather is beautiful.
It's a totally different experience.
(upbeat music)
If you want to pet a
cow, come to Little Rock.
In any case, let's see
what else we stumble upon.
There's the old State House,
so let's stop real quick
to see it.
Mm, free admission.
Let's do it!
This is actually the
original State Capitol,
dating back to 1833, and it is right here
in the middle of downtown Little Rock.
Here they have the suit
Hillary Clinton wore
when Bill announced his
bid for the presidency.
And lots of other stuff,
but first, let's go up
these creaky stairs.
(stairs creaking)
Pretty cool.
And this would have been the
House of Representatives.
It is actually the 1885
Legislative Chamber.
The next exhibit, First
Ladies of Arkansas:
Women of their Times.
And there's some memorabilia
from Hillary's campaign as well.
Here we have an old telephone
switchboard and a computer.
Yeah, I'm telling you, I love
all this ancient technology.
We are living in the future for sure.
- [Announcer] There was nothing
to substitute for the actual--
- That was a pretty cool museum.
Definitely worth the price of admission,
which is free, of course, and yeah.
I liked it.
This is the old State House.
Now let's go to the new State House
or the Capitol Building.
I don't know how they call it here.
But so far, Little Rock, a pretty nice
relatively quiet city.
But I like it.
(upbeat music)
Before we go to the capitol,
let's stop by MacArthur Park.
It is listed as one of the top things
to do in Little Rock.
And here we are, a very
nice residential area
which is actually
part of the MacArthur
Park Historic District.
And here we can see some
of the city's finest
surviving Antebellum and
late Victorian architecture.
This is the Arkansas Korean
War Veterans Memorial.
(gentle music)
Here is the Museum of Military History,
but at this point, I'm
kind of museum-ed out.
Let's go somewhere else.
We're gonna go to a famous
high school, actually,
one in the National Park Service
and a National Historic Site.
I'm talking, of course, of
Little Rock Central High School.
Central High School here was the site
of forced desegregation in 1957,
when nine African American
students registered
for that school year, which ended up
in a big showdown between
the state government
and the federal government.
It got pretty ugly,
and the museum is really well executed.
And since this already
happened in the television era,
there is a lot of audio-visual material.
It also brought worldwide
attention to what happened here,
which boggles the mind.
And there's the building
where it all happened.
To this day, a working high school
where teenagers of any race
can now study together.
(gentle music)
There's a historic Magnolia gas station
across the street as well.
I just came to a
realization after I visited
the Central High School Visitors Center,
that the Civil Rights Movement
happened when it happened
probably because of television.
Before television, a lot of stuff happened
in the segregated states
that people didn't know or cared about
until they saw it on TV.
And then there was that outrage
in the rest of the country.
I had never thought of it that way.
Let's go find the Governor's Mansion.
And that's as close as I could get.
Let's keep driving around.
Maybe we find another way.
(upbeat music)
And here it is, the front of it.
(upbeat music)
lovely neighborhood, by the way.
Before we go, there it is,
the current Capitol
Building, but it is late
and I'm kind of tired,
so we're gonna call it a day and go back
to the RV park.
Tomorrow we begin the long journey home.
(upbeat music)
With this weather now, I'm
kind of sad I have to leave.
But yeah, after almost
two months of the road,
Florida is calling,
and we're gonna make it nearly nonstop.
(gentle electronic music)
(soft piano music)
Well, I ran out of propane at 5:00 a.m.
and I decided to just wake
up and make my coffee.
Well, first I had to change
from one propane tank
to the other.
One of these days I'm gonna
show you how it's done.
It's really a simple process.
There's a switch that you can switch from,
okay, I can't see anything.
A beautiful sunrise here in Little Rock.
Hopefully I won't hit anything.
And we're gonna go now to get some propane
before we leave and--
- Head West
toward Bishop Lindsey Avenue.
- But this is pretty much
the end of the trip, really.
I mean, for the next four days,
I'm gonna be driving.
It's gonna be a lot of driving.
I'm gonna take two days to get to Atlanta
and then two days to get to South Florida.
I'm still quite far away from home,
but you're more than
welcome to stick around
if you wanna stick around
for the trip home.
We might see some interesting
stuff along the way.
I mean, we're gonna stop by Memphis.
Well, maybe not stop, but just see Memphis
from the road.
We might eat something.
I don't know.
We might stop in Tupelo, Mississippi.
We might stop in Birmingham, Alabama,
but I don't know because I
don't really have a plan.
My plan is just to drive
and not have a plan.
The RV park itself doesn't sell propane,
but they recommend you
come to this U-Haul here,
which is about a mile from the RV park.
(upbeat music)
♪ I'm gonna cross the Mississippi ♪
♪ I'm more than halfway home ♪
♪ I'm getting tired, I'm getting sleepy ♪
♪ I've been away for too long ♪
♪ Driving to the East ♪
♪ And getting home ♪
♪ I have been away for too long ♪
♪ Driving to the East and going home ♪
♪ I've been in the West for far too long ♪
(rain pattering)
Well, I know we were gonna get caught up
with the rain at some point, right?
This is a band that is going diagonally
through the northern part
of Alabama and Georgia
and Mississippi, where I am right now.
I'm just gonna try to punch through it.
It's not supposed to be
raining in Birmingham.
It's two and a half hours through there,
so I'm gonna punch through this rain bank
and hopefully it doesn't
go after me tomorrow.
Hopefully.
♪ Driving to the East and getting home ♪
♪ I have been away ♪
♪ Far too long ♪
♪ Driving to the East and going home ♪
♪ I've been in the West for far too long ♪
(upbeat music)
- [Announcer] Welcome to Georgia.
- Thank you!
Well, today I'm going to
Mushtaq in Georgia with family.
And since today is Friday,
we're going to do a live stream.
Well, hello, everybody.
Coming to you from
Central Northern Georgia.
And hopefully we have
got good Internet here
at my brother-in-law's house,
and thank you for watching.
See you on the road
and I'll see you next week!
Have a great, great, awesome weekend.
Stay warm in the North,
stay dry in the West.
Or actually in Appalachia,
and stay warm in Florida.
Bye now.
(upbeat music)
Well let's go buy some pecans
here at the We're Nuts place.
What's it called?
Ellis Brothers.
Usually it's one of those places
that is close to I-75,
so I usually stop to get some
pecans and Georgia products.
(upbeat music)
I got my orange juice.
Now let's go take a picture
with the sign and continue.
Greetings from Florida!
It's horribly hot out there.
It actually feels hotter than it is.
It's probably 80,
but yeah, the first time
I sweat since Angels Landing, I think.
I'm gonna--
- Continue for half a mile.
- I'm gonna just try to
go past to Jacksonville
and then look for a Cracker
Barrel or somewhere to stay.
(upbeat music)
Before you go, did you know
that I also have a podcast?
Well, I do!
And if you are not tired of
my voice yet, check it out!
Just search for Living the RV
Dream with Traveling Robert
in your favorite podcast app.
And there are also direct links
at travelingrobert.com/blog.
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STEEL Vs. ALLOY WHEELS Which One Is Stronger? Hydraulic Press Test!
Hydraulic Press Channel:
Welcome to the Hydraulic Press Channel
Today we have very really interesting video
We are going to test which is stronger
Aluminium rim, or steel rim
and the idea is pretty simple,
We are going to just put the rim and the tire in the press
and then we will crush them
and see how much pressure it takes
and then we can calculate the force the we needed to crush the rims
and this video is done in cooperation with
with Valtavalo
They gave new LED tubes for our workshop, and I also have
couple of as in filming lights
They should be really good filming lights because they have
good color rendering index
and, they don't flicker at all.
If you want to learn more about the lights,
I have video on BeyondThePress Channel where we change the lights to our workshop
and do some tests
with high speed camera at the lights
and, they don't really flicker at all
on any frame rate
and we are also going to use our Chronos 1.4 high speed camera today
And I really like my new setup where the lights are
attached to the blast screen
They give really soft light because they are so large
compared to my old spotlights... so
Nice to see how the picture is going to look today
Yea! But, uh let's start with the aluminium rim
I think this is going to be harder than the steel rim, but
Let's find out.
And this is really dangerous, don't ever try anything like this at home
*Press noises* And here we go!
*Air escapes and tire pops*
Yeah it broke from the back
And from the front, so I think that's finished
And I don't know what was the big pressure
But, it was this amount of force
I see to the edit
Yup, and I
don't know how strong it was, but I think it wasn't like stupid strong
Aaand
I'm bit disappointed it first broke in the back
But I have more of these
So I'm going to switch new one there
And then we are going to crush it again
So you can see how it breaks from the behind
But, eh, let's check the damage from this one
And I think we are going to use this one as in like
reference on the force, so
here is the end result
It's pretty broken
2015-2018 Mustang MMD Strut Tower Covers - Running Pony Logo Review & Install
AmericanMuscle.com:
Well, guys, I've got MMD's Strut Tower Covers
with me today, and, simply put, these are
a really great, easy and affordable way to
dress up your engine bay.
I say that because these cover up your strut
towers here, and let's be honest, all the
strut tower hardware does get oxidized and
rusty pretty quickly.
Maybe after a thousand miles or two you really
start to see the age on those things.
These strut tower covers are made out of a
nice TPO material, so they will match all
of the trim in your engine bay perfectly,
if you decide to leave them black, and at
the same time these will never rust.
They'll never oxidize, fade, chip, crack,
peel, etc.
They will continue to look new, and you can
even throw a little bit of that Armor All
or wax coating on there to keep 'em looking
nice and shiny.
With that said, TPO is very easily paintable.
You could see we've got a customer car here.
It's got a really nice anodized blue theme
going on here, and you could actually paint
these to match it any color or theme that
you wanted to go with.
Again, install is very simple.
You don't need any tools to actually install
these, so, if I have to give this thing an
install difficulty rating, give it one-out-of-three
wrenches on our difficulty meter.
These literally just clip on top of the strut
towers themselves.
Now a couple nice things about this cover,
besides the fact that you can paint it, and
besides the fact that it matches everything
else in the engine bay.
Got the official Ford license Running Pony
logo on here, which is very cool in case you
have any other themed items in there.
And, again, on the bottom side here like I
said, it just clips onto the strut tower.
They're actually marked here, which they have
driver's side, left side and right side, and
they do work with the factory strut tower.
So, without further ado, just line them up
like so and press down firmly.
Right, we're gonna go ahead and do the same
thing for the other side.
So, as you can see, they fit quite nicely,
and they do come off very easily by the way.
All you have to do is carefully peel them
up with your hands.
One thing to keep in mind, if you do have
aftermarket coilovers or any other longer
studs or bolts on here, might have to trim
those up a bit to make these covers fit.
That actually wraps up my review and install
of MMD's Strut Tower Covers, fitting your
S550 Mustang.
I'm Travis.
Thanks for watching, and for all things Mustang
keep it right here at americanmuscle.com.
Best Rear Shocks for a Honda Odyssey - Monroe Shocks 58645 Review - Rockauto.com
BundysGarage:
SO I PICKED UP A SET OF MONROE 58645 SHOCKS
FROM ROCKAUTO.COM IT'S GOING ON THIS 2001
HONDA ODYSSEY RIGHT THERE IN THE DESCRIPTION
BELOW I'LL PUT A LINK TO WHERE I ACTUALLY
CHANGE THE REAR SHOCKS OUT ON THIS ODYSSEY
BUT WHEN I INSTALLED THEM THEY WERE WAY TOO
SOFT AND IT COMPROMISED RIDE STABILITY SO
I PICKED THESE UP FROM ROCKAUTO THEY WERE
RIGHT AROUND 100 BUCKS WITH SHIPPING AND EXCITED
TO PUT THEM ON SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A REVIEW
FOR UM THESE MONROE SHOCKS 58645 SO THE OVERALL
LENGTH I HAVE THEM LAID OUT HERE YOU CAN SEE
RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE TABLE GO ALL THE
WAY DOWN HERE AND IT'S RIGHT AT 18 INCHES
18 AND A QUARTER THAT'S NON COMPRESSED SO
THEY COME IN A SET THEY COME IS A SET OF TWO
COMES IN A PAIR I KNOW THERE WAS A QUESTION
ON AMAZON AMAZON PAGE IN THE REVIEWS ASKED
A QUESTION IF IT CAME IN A PAIR AND THEY DO
I GUESS THERES SOME COMPLAINTS THAT THIS RUBBER
BOOT ACTUALLY CAUSES SQUEAKING WHEN IT'S GOING
UP AND DOWN OVER SPEED BUMPS BUT I WILL FIND
OUT SO I'M GONNA PUT THESE ON GIVE IT ABOUT
A WEEK AND I WILL GIVE YOU MY FINAL ANALYSIS
OF WHAT I THINK OF THESE SHOCKS IM HOPING
REALLY REALLY GOOD THINGS FROM THEM REALLY
GOOD THINGS WERE GOING TO INSTALL THE NEW
SHOCKS ONTO THE VAN I JUST WANTED TO TAKE
A HEIGHT READING FROM THE GROUND TO THE LOWER
FENDER SEE IF WE GAIN ANY INCHES WHEN WE PUT
THE NEW MONROE SHOCKS ON SO WERE RIGHT AT
28 AND THREE QUARTERS WITH THE OLD SHOCK ALRIGHT
JUST INSTALLED THE NEW SHOCKS MONROE AND IT
RAISED IT ABOUT AN INCH 29 AND A HALF JUST
ABOUT SO IT CAME UP A WHOLE INCH THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH THAT'S PRETTY COOL AND I JUMPED
ON THE BACK OF THE VAN ALREADY TOO AND IT
SEEMED TO BE QUITE A BIT STIFFER TOO AS WELL
HOPING THIS GIVES BETTER RIDE THAN THE OLD
PIECE OF JUNK SHOCKS I BOUGHT THE FIRST TIME
WHEN YOUR DOING SHOCKS REMEMBER TO SPEND A
LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY AND GET SOME GOOD STUFF
NOT THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL LIKE I DID ALRIGHT
NOW ILL DRIVE THE ODYSSEY AROUND FOR A COUPLE
OF WEEKS AND SEE HOW IT DOES AND GIVE YOU
MY FINAL VERDICT ON THESE MONROE SHOCKS FOR
THE 01 HONDA ODYSSEY NIGHT AND DAY WORTH EVERY
PENNY WISH I HAD DONE IT SOONER ODYSSEY HANDLES
A LOT BETTER 200,000 MILES ON THE VAN THINKING
ABOUT REPLACING THE REAR COIL SPRINGS BUT
THIS SINGLE UPGRADE MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE
BUY THEM!
NO SQUEAKING FROM THE SHOCKS
How To Choose Side Steps For Your Chevy Silverado - The Haul
AmericanTrucks Chevy & GMC:
Hey, guys.
Adam here with americantrucks.com, and on
this episode of "The Haul," I'm gonna walk
you through the process of how to choose the
right side steps for your Silverado and your
lifestyle.
There's quite a few different styles to choose
from as far as side steps, nerf bars, running
boards, and drop steps go, all of which are
geared for the different preferences you might
have.
Now, we've got my own 2016 in the shop here
today, but this will work for any generation
of Silverado.
I've got an example of each of the different
styles in the shop here with me, so before
we get into that, make sure you subscribe
to our YouTube channel to stay up to date
on cool content like this, as well as builds
and product reviews.
When it comes to side steps or any of the
types I just mentioned, you want to make sure
you're getting the one that fits your type
of truck.
Some guys use their truck as a daily driver,
some for work and utility, others for off-roading
or just trying to get more of an aggressive,
rugged look.
Now, if you're using your truck for daily
driving, you might be looking for a side step
to simply just help you hop in and out of
the truck safely.
You might be looking for something basic and
more traditional like this Barricade 3-inch
oval curve side step.
This one has the rocker panel mount.
It's a classy, very common design that gives
you a very basic side step.
It serves its function with a 3-inch tubular
construction, making it the most affordable
type of step in the category.
This type of bar sticks out a bit from the
body, extends the length of the cab, and leaves
space between the tubing and the rocker panel.
It offers an ABS slip-resistant pad under
each of the doors to help you get in and out
safely.
There isn't anything too flashy about a tubular,
curved oval side step like this.
It's typically for the daily driver looking
to keep the price down at around the $150
to $200 mark for the set.
They don't offer much protection, just from
door dings in the parking lot, so it's definitely
not meant to be used for off-roading at all.
This one is just more of a traditional and
basic type of side step, and the Barricade
3-inch oval curved option is the perfect example
of that style.
Our next kind of side step is going to piggy-back
off our last one when it comes to styling.
The Raptor Series 5-inch Wheel-to-Wheel Side
Step Bar is a perfect example of a traditional
utility side step.
Now, these beefier bars are 5-inch tubular
steel, as the name suggests, and this one
has a polished finish, which is a really popular
finish in the category.
The other big difference with this step is
the wheel-to-wheel design.
A wheel-to-wheel bar is a great choice for
anyone using their truck for utility applications.
Now, if you've got a toolbox in the bed or
if you're hauling some cargo more often than
not, then a wheel-to-wheel option that offers
the third stepping pad under the side of the
bed for easier, safer access to your cargo
is a really good option.
This step is also not gonna be a really good
off-road option, but if you're daily driving,
looking for that aggressive appearance and
easier bed access, this option is a great
choice.
It's a little pricier than our first step
that I mentioned.
This one typically comes in toward the $400-$500
range simply because of its size difference
and extended bars.
If you're looking to stray away from the traditional
rounded or oval side-step, a running board
is a great way to go.
Now, a running board hugs the body of your
vehicle, eliminating that negative space or
gap, and it also typically offers the entire
bar as a stepping pad instead of those individual
ones under the doors.
The Barricade Pioneer Running Board is a great
example of that.
Now, you can see the full bar offers good
grip to get you in and out safely, and it's
got a really modern look to it.
Now, this type of design is more stylish,
so if you're looking for a nice change of
pace from most other truck runners on the
road, this option is a great kind of choice.
Now, this one, in particular, is constructed
in both 304 stainless steel and aluminum,
so it's slightly more durable and offers the
ground clearance that the previous styles
do not.
The big thing here is that it's more for someone
looking for styling and function over protection.
Running boards can range from just about anywhere
on the pricing spectrum depending on the materials.
This one, however, is super affordable at
about 200 bucks.
Now, if you're looking for that modernized
type of styling in a running board, the Barricade
Pioneer option is a really great example of
that.
Next in line is one that's farthest away from
the rest of the styles.
I have here the N-Fab Cab Length Nerf Side
Steps, which are also known as drop steps.
Now, a drop step is essentially a closed-off
stepping pad that drops down lower from the
truck in order to give you the easiest possible
aid to get you in and out of your truck.
Now, this type of step is great for anyone
with a lifted truck, because you don't have
to reach up as high to get your foot onto
the step.
Now, a drop step has more of a secured pad
thanks to the enclosed stepping pad you see
here.
They're typically a one-piece steel construction,
which makes them way more durable than the
tubular or aluminum options before.
Now, the downside to a drop step is that they
offer the least amount of ground clearance.
These will absolutely not perform well if
you're hitting the trails, simply because
of obstacles like a log or rock can get hung
up on the step if they're big enough.
They do stick out a little bit more as well,
so you get a little more side protection from
those door dings.
The textured black finish is another option
out there that's widely offered in the category,
which can also help with scratch and rust
protection.
A drop step is geared more toward the truck
owner looking for a nice rugged styling with
the easiest time getting in their truck, whether
it's lifted or not.
The N-Fab Cab Length Nerf Bar is a perfect
example of a drop step.
The last side step I want to talk about today
is one grade for protection.
Now, 90% of the side steps out here are not
geared for hitting the trails and taking on
tough obstacles.
If you are hitting the trails, you'll definitely
want one that's made from a one-piece heavy-duty
steel with some really strong welds.
For example, the RBP RX-3 Side Step is a really
good option for protection.
Now, while this particular one does hang down
pretty low and lose a little bit of ground
clearance, it does offer a lot of protection
for your side panels, your rocker panels,
and your underbody.
Now, if you were to high-center your truck
while hitting the trails off-road, this would
definitely keep your frame off the ground
and give you a little bit more peace of mind
there.
Now, because this particular side step from
RBP does lose some ground clearance on your
truck, if you plan on hitting the trails or
coming in contact with any obstacles at the
work site that might pose a threat to your
stock height, you might wanna throw a lift
on with it just because of the lack of ground
clearance.
Once you add a lift, you get the ground clearance
back.
You can take advantage of getting over those
obstacles safely and still having the most
protective side step available.
Now, when it comes to that one-piece steel,
this is something that's resistant to bending
and cracking like the tubular options we've
mentioned before, and it also has a corrosion
and rust-resistant layer with its textured
black finish.
If you are using your truck to its fullest
potential, hitting the trails with your off-road-ready
truck, whether it's for camping, hunting,
or fishing, you want a very functional and
protective side step like the RBP RX-3 option
here.
You also want one that's gonna look the part,
too.
If you have a rugged protective step, you
want it to look that way as well.
This one's got a very, very unique styling
with its welded-on steel brackets.
It's also got a very nice steel-plated step
here with an aluminum brushed finish on the
inside with the RBP name cut out.
If you are looking to hit the trails with
your truck and you have a lift kit already
set up on your suspension, the RBP RX-3 option
is great for protection and it really looks
the part, which is why it's my pick for a
protective styling.
Well, that just about covers it.
There's a side step out there for everyone,
and I hope this video helped you narrow down
which styles and types are best for you and
your Silverado.
Now, if it did help, leave us a comment letting
us know which one you're going with.
Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel
to stay up to date on all things Silverado
and Sierra, and keep it locked right here
to americantrucks.com.
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
OK Go:
You guys ready?
Yeah.
I've been waiting for months, waiting for years, waiting for you to change.
Aw, but there ain't much that's dumber, there ain't much that's dumber than pinning your hopes on a change in another
And I, yeah I still need you, but what good's that gonna do?
Needing is one thing, and getting.
Getting's another.
So I been sitting around, wasting my time, wondering what you been doing.
Aw, and it ain't real forgiving, it ain't real forgiving sitting here picturing someone else living.
And I, yeah I still need you.
But what good's that gonna do?
Needing is one thing, and getting.
Getting's another.
I've been hoping for months, hoping for years, hoping I might forget.
(All)Aw but it don't get much dumber, it don't get much dumber than trying to forget a girl when you love her.
And I, yeah I still need you, but what good's that gonna do? Needing is one thing, and getting.
Getting's another
Did we get it?!
Got it.
Is Chevrolet Corvette the Greatest Racing Brand in America? - /SHAKEDOWN
THE DRIVE:
Is Chevrolet Corvette
the greatest
racing brand from America?
Well, it could be.
In 2012, in the America Le Mans
series, Corvette racing
won the GTE championship.
In Grand Am with the Corvette
Daytona prototypes, it helped
Chevrolet win the engine
manufacturer's championship
with those five Corvette DP's
running around with
the 'vette body work.
60 years of Corvette
racing and winning.
Now we're not going to take a
deep dive, but just a taste of
Corvette racing through
the years.
A snapshot look at each
generation of Corvette from C1
all the way through today's C6,
maybe a little bit of C7.
And I'm not ignoring
the current news,
but you know what?
Looking at what's going on, I'm
going to wait until some
things happen.
For example, with
Lewis Hamilton.
Sure, he left McLaren
to Mercedes.
But I want to see what he does
performing for the rest of the
year, and what happens next
year when he gets in that
silver car.
I could have talked about the
2013 F1 schedule, which now
has two US Grand Prix.
One confirmed, and
one not so much.
Circuit of the Americas
starts in 2012.
And I could have talked about
what's going to happen in 2013
at the circuit.
You're going to have a Grand
Am race, a combined double
header of WEC and the American
Le Mans sports car racing, and
then the F1 race.
But I want to wait to see
that action happen.
I could have talked
about new cars.
Hyundai, for example, announcing
their WRC car at
Paris, coming in 2014 to
compete with Toyota and
Volkswagen, and God knows
who else, and pulling
out of all US racing.
But again, I want more facts.
And I could have talked about
my trip to Lime Rock for the
Grand Am race.
Where the Grand Am officials got
all insulted that I didn't
show up with a Drive camera,
just like I did at ALMS.
But we talked to them, their
attitude is pretty much on the
same page of looking forward
to the future.
So let's talk about Corvette,
because it's going to be all
Corvette between Grand Am and
American Le Mans next year.
So it's time to take a look
at what they've done.
So today we're going to talk
about Corvette racing, but
before I do, let me get the
suit issue out of the way.
I've got a couple of business
meetings, and
we're dressed to impress.
And if you don't like it,
please email me at
subscriptions@ge
ntlemensquarterly.com, and
understand what fashion's
all about.
Let's get to the Corvette
racing story, because it
started with the Daytona
prototype thing that happened
this weekend.
They won the manufacturer's
championship for Chevrolet,
and Corvette and Chevy
are going to make a
big deal about that.
But what I'd like to do is
go back and look at their
history, which includes how
they won Le Mans with the
production based race car, and
all those ALMS championships.
So is Corvette the greatest
racing brand ever out of the
United States?
Well, let's start with C1.
First generation Corvette
from 1953 to 1962.
And this may be the first
Corvette race car ever.
The car ran the Panamera
down in Mexico.
But the real story of the first
generation Corvette was
the 1957 SS Mule that Zora
Duntov developed, brought to
Sebring, had Fangio in the car
doing some practice laps.
It evolved to the SS race
car you see here.
Which got us to 1963 to '67,
and the C2 generation.
And the racing story
here was really all
about the grand sports.
Five of them, maybe six were
built, and guys like Penske
got a hold of them.
Here's Penske's grand sport
in the Sebring paddock.
C3 Corvettes ran from
1968 to 1982.
And the two racing stories,
well, actually the three
racing stories caught
my mind this way.
In Europe, Greeter--
I think it's Greeter--
ran the Le Mans Corvettes
multiple years.
There was always that yellow
car and a blue car, and
actually, if you watch McQueen's
Le Mans movie, you
can see the Corvette pulling out
of the start right behind
the Porsches.
In America, there was the
Greenwood Corvette programs.
First of all, production
based.
As you see here the,
car number 28.
And then more exotic, with all
that bat wing, wide fender
shaping that actually, Zora
designed for John Greenwood
and those Corvettes, and they
ran IMSA GT in the US and
internationally.
And it all evolved to the most
extreme Corvette, John Paul,
his dad, the Sun team ran this
IMSA GT car, which had pretty
much everything exotic, and
pretty much non-Corvette.
But it was out there
under that brand.
That brings us to the
C4 generation's
Corvette, 1984 to 1996.
And the production race cars
kind of took a backseat to
this Corvette racing GTP, raced
by Hendrick racing.
Not a V8, a twin turbo V6,
but mega horsepower.
And a lot of people think
this is a beautiful,
beautiful, race car.
It kind of performed.
It was always up front, 12 pole
positions, but only two
wins in its life.
But it certainly got attention
for Corvette racing.
From the production standpoint,
Corvette built
their own racing series
back then.
The Corvette challenge series.
And here's one of
the race cars.
Becoming pretty good collectible
cars, and
certainly the launching point
for a lot of name drivers back
in that time.
And Corvette racing, the
production side actually did
do some international racing.
In 1995, a guy named Doug
Rippie, a real Corvette racing
fan, built this ZR1 with the
Lotus ZR1 based motor, his
version of new arrow, and took
it to Sebring to race.
Didn't do well, but developed
it to bring it to Le Mans.
It didn't succeed, but it
certainly got people's
attention being there.
And back in the US, a company
called Protofab built a
modified tube frame GTO
Corvette, and ran an IMSA in
that class.
And I believe won those
championships.
Which got us to C5, the 1997
to 2004 years for Corvette.
And frankly in racing, what
everyone really remembers most
is when the C5R raced at Daytona
with Dale Earnhardt
Sr. and Jr. in the cars.
Now, I don't think the Dale
number three car won, but it
was certainly there at the
finish, and everyone was
paying attention to
the great Dale
Earnhardt racing a Corvette.
And the stories go on that if
Dale was still here, he would
be running his own Corvette
racing team.
C6, the current generation.
2005 up to 2013.
And we all know about
the ALMS car.
GTE championships many,
many times.
And repeated Le Mans 24 wins,
because really, that's the
focus of this program.
And then in 2012, Corvette
decided to spend some money at
Jim France's behest to build
Corvette body work.
And they won eight of 13 Grand
Am races, but the chassis
underneath is really a
Riley or a Delara,
or the Coyote chassis.
But the body work is supposed
to be all Corvette.
The engines are from the
Earnhardt Childress racing
engine company.
They did the motors, they
won the manufacturer's
championship for Chevrolet.
Does that Corvette
Daytona prototype
body work look familiar?
Well, it kind of should
if you've been
following Corvette racing.
Because back in 2010, Pratt
Miller did a design study, an
engineering study, for a
Corvette GTP, which were to be
the new ACO Le Mans rules
for a category of car.
It went all the way to
a wind tunnel model.
And I've still got the
engineering proposal sitting
in my files.
Shh, don't tell.
Which gets us to C7, the
new car coming in 2014.
Here's the Jalopnik.com release
of what the production
car will look like.
And as you probably know, and
maybe have heard in an earlier
Shakedown, Pratt Miller
is working on the
C7R are as we speak.
And I'm assuming the Daytona
prototype body work will be
updated to C7 look as well.
So here's where I stop and
ask you guys to weigh in.
This was a snapshot look.
I'm sure you experts about
Corvette and racing have a lot
more details, and can fill in
a lot of blanks about what
went on with Corvette
racing history.
Sure, they won a lot of
championships over the years.
And there were a lot of
race cars out there.
Back in 1973 at Sebring, for
example, there were a full 18
Corvettes running that race.
But how well they performed, and
how much they really won
maybe is a topic for you
guys to discuss.
And any details of great
Corvette racing history, we'd
love for you to share.
And that's the bottom line
question I want you to ask.
Is Corvette really the
greatest racing
brand out of America?
Or is there something else we
should be talking about?
On Friday we'll get to some
other racing news, and like I
said earlier, with the big
racing news, we'll catch it as
they do things.
Who cares about my opinion?
Now, I'm going to go straighten
my tie, go to work,
make some money, and you
stay tuned for Tuned.
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